Water-Supply Projects

Meiser & Earl, Inc. conducted a feasibility study and fracture-trace analysis to locate a high-yield industrial well at the Corporate Center.  Meiser & Earl, Inc. then supervised the installation of a production well, conducted a pumping test, and prepared the hydrogeologic report for permitting this well.  Meiser & Earl, Inc. later conducted pumping tests to evaluate the impact of the well pumping on nearby wetlands.  Meiser & Earl, Inc. also prepared a well rehabilitation program for five wells at the Humboldt Industrial Park and then supervised the implementation of the program and follow-up pumping tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the rehabilitation.

Meiser & Earl, Inc. sited and provided oversight to exploratory drilling for a new ground-water supply to supplement the Authority’s existing supplies.  Based on the exploratory drilling effort, Meiser & Earl, Inc. supervised the drilling, construction, development, and testing of the new production well.  The well provided a yield of over 600 gallons per minute.  Testing of the well included monitoring of the production well, several domestic wells, a Public Water Supply well, area wetlands, and McMichael Creek during a 48-hour pumping test.  The results of which were used to determine potential impacts on those supplies and hydrologic features. Meiser & Earl, Inc. also performed water-quality sampling for the PA Department of Environmental Protection - New Source analytes and a Microscopic Particulate Analysis (MPA).  A hydrogeologic report was prepared for submission to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.  Subsequent work included evaluating potential surface-water impacts on the well.

Meiser & Earl, Inc. conducted a feasibility study and fracture-trace analysis for developing a new ground-water supply to supplement PAWC’s existing supplies.  The study area included that area within 0.5 mile of PAWC’s water system, which included both Centre and Clearfield Counties.  The feasibility studies required significant field reconnaissance as well as review of mine maps, existing well water quality records, and well yield records.  Based on this study, Meiser & Earl, Inc. supervised the drilling, construction, and testing of two new production wells.  The testing included monitoring of domestic wells, and nearby streams, springs, and wetlands during the 48-hour pumping test to determine potential impacts on those supplies and water bodies.  A hydrogeologic report was prepared for submission to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, and a Ground Water Withdrawal Application was prepared for submission to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.  Subsequent work included delineating protective zones around the wells and evaluating potential impacts from gas well development in the wells’ watersheds.

Meiser & Earl, Inc. conducted a feasibility study and fracture-trace analysis to choose locations for developing a water-supply well as part of the Authority’s efforts to upgrade their water system. Meiser & Earl, Inc. then supervised the drilling, construction, and testing of a well to replace an old, problematic well.  The testing included monitoring nearby wells, streams, and a wetland.  A pumping test plan was submitted to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, including a ground-water availability analysis, hydrogeologic description and cross section, pumping test procedures, and monitoring plan.  Following completion of the testing, a hydrogeologic report was prepared for submission to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, as well as for submittal with the Ground Water Withdrawal Application to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

Meiser & Earl, Inc. coordinated and completed all tasks associated with the renewal of Penn State’s Susquehanna River Basin Commission Groundwater Withdrawal Docket. Meiser & Earl, Inc. prepared Aquifer Test Plans, supervised the Susquehanna River Basin Commission required 72-hour, constant-rate pumping tests, prepared the Hydrogeologic Reports and completed the Susquehanna River Basin Commission Groundwater Withdrawal Applications.  

Meiser & Earl, Inc. conducted a ground-water feasibility study, including an evaluation of yields and water quality of geologic formations in the study area, and delineated target drilling areas within the Ridgeley Sandstone.  Potential well sites were chosen using fracture-trace analysis.  A pre-drilling report was prepared and submitted to PA Department of Environmental Protection for well site approval.  Meiser & Earl, Inc. then prepared well specifications; supervised the drilling, construction, and testing of the well; evaluated the well yield and water quality; and prepared a hydrogeologic report for the well permitting.  A second well was sited by Meiser & Earl, Inc. in the Ridgeley Sandstone, and work is proceeding for the drilling and testing of that well.